M&A Deal Summary

Ekkio Capital and Kartesia Acquire Thoiry Group

On January 1, 2015, private equity firm Ekkio Capital and lender Kartesia acquired consumer services company Thoiry Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ekkio Capital’s 2nd and Kartesia’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Ekkio Capital’s 21st and Kartesia’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-01-01
Target Thoiry Group
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Ekkio Capital
Kartesia
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Thoiry Group

Thoiry, France
Thoiry Group operates 4 sites that welcome a total of nearly 800,000 annual visitors in France and Portugal. With an innovative concept (1st car safari, glass tunnel, and zip line above the lions), around strong values ​​of defense of the animal condition and well-being, the Thoiry ZooSafari extends its offer (for example, the festival lights "Thoiry Lumières Sauvages") and sees its attendance increase sharply. Thoiry Group is based in Thoiry, France.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Ekkio Capital

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 250M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Ekkio Capital is an independent private equity firm that looks to invest in French businesses with strong market positions, profitable business models, and experienced management teams. Specialists in investment in growth SMEs, Ekkio invests tickets ranging from 5 to 50M€, exclusively in French and European SMEs achieving between 10 and 100 million euros in turnover. Target sectors include Tourism & Leisure, Health & Beauty, Security & Control, and Eco-Responsibility. Ekkio Capital was founded in 2001 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 32
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 2 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 17 of 24
Country: France M&A 21 of 30
Year: 2015 M&A 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 Paris Experience Group

Paris , France

Paris Experience Group is a provider of tourist hospitality services and offers nearly 400 experiences to discover more than 50 must-see destinations. Paris Experience Group was founded in 1929 and is based in Paris, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-01 Paris City Vision

Paris, France

Paris City Vision is a sightseeing tour agency that offers a wide variety of guided tours in Paris and France's most attractive tourism regions. Paris City Vision was established in 1929 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Buy -
Buyer

Kartesia

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Lender
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 5.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Kartesia is a private investment group and lender that looks to invest in lower middle-market companies throughout the European Union and Central Europe. The Firm is industry agnostic and seeks to commit €10 to €100 million in profitable companies with at least €5 million of EBITDA. Proceeds are typically invested alongside sponsors to support buyouts, recapitalizations, shareholder liquidity needs, or restructurings. Kartesia was established in 2013 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 36
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 12
Country: France M&A 1 of 7
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-01 Compania del Tropico

Barcelona, Spain

Compania del Tropico is a multi-brand coffee-shop and fast casual dining operator. Compania del Tropico is a network of fully owned premises in the growing and fragmented Spanish food-service market. Compania del Tropico is based in Barcelona, Spain.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-05 Eolane

Angers, France

Eolane is a provider of industrial services in electronics and connected solutions. Eolane is a designer, manufacturer, producer, and maintainer of electronic assemblies and sub-assemblies, and we have also developed expertise in OMD (Original Design Manufacturer) and CDM (Contract Design Manufacturer). Eolane was founded in 1975 and is based in Angers, France.

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